From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Mar 6 12:08:10 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 07:08:10 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] BAE Systems Unveils Future Mortar Firing Platform Message-ID: <20070306070804.U574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 6 March 2007 ; Truck Trend BAE Systems Unveils Future Mortar Firing Platform http://www.trucktrend.com/features/news/2007/163_news070305_bae_sytems_NLOS_mortar --- BAE Systems, the Future Combat Systems Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) team of Boeing and partner Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), and the U.S. Army today unveiled the first Future Combat Systems (FCS) Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Mortar Firing Platform. The NLOS Mortar is being designed by BAE Systems to transform the traditional role of the mortar on the battlefield by providing greater crew survivability and enhanced fire support for infantry forces. The NLOS Mortar is one of eight manned ground vehicles being designed and built as part of FCS - the Army's premier modernization program comprising a networked, fully integrated family of manned ground vehicles, unmanned ground and air vehicles, and sensors. "Lessons from Operation Iraqi Freedom demonstrated the value of responsive mortar fire and the need to enhance the safety of mortar crews," said Jim Unterseher, vice president of Army Programs, BAE Systems. "The advanced armament and survivability equipment being designed into the NLOS Mortar will give mortar crews unprecedented protection from enemy fire and enable soldiers to deliver critical fire support to troops on the frontlines faster and more accurately than ever before." The NLOS Mortar Firing Platform, which features an automated, single-tube, 120-mm smoothbore turreted mortar mounted on a test stand, was developed by a team of 75 engineers at BAE Systems' System Integration Facility in Minneapolis. The milestone comes only six months after BAE Systems engineers successfully delivered the NLOS Cannon Firing Platform in September 2006. The NLOS Mortar Firing Platform is being delivered to Camp Ripley, Minnesota, where it will undergo test firing to confirm the reliability of its advanced armament technologies, such as automated ammunition storage and handling, breech-loading, in-bore air regulation system (IBARS) and automated mortar cooling system (AMCS) subsystems. Engineers designed the NLOS Mortar to be breech loaded because the process allows the crew to fire the weapon under the protection of the vehicle's armor, rather than having an open firing platform as is common on today's self-propelled mortar platforms. BAE Systems engineers also incorporated the patent-pending IBARS technology, which allows soldiers to fire mortars at low angles to increase effectiveness and flexibility. It also provides a safe method for extracting misfired rounds without endangering the crew. The AMCS keeps the mortar tube cool to enable high rates of fire for long durations. It also ensures the tube is clean at all times to reduce soldier work load and increase system responsiveness. Following successful testing at Camp Ripley, the firing platform will be upgraded with an early prototype of the entire mission module equipment suite, which will have 80 percent commonality with the NLOS Cannon. The mission module will then be tested at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Mar 7 03:30:35 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 22:30:35 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Jacobs Receives Contracts to Support U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency Message-ID: <20070306223028.X574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 6 March 2007 ; Earthtimes.org Jacobs Receives Contracts to Support U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,70058.shtml --- PASADENA, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that they received subcontracts, under two five-year contracts, to provide program and integration support services to the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency. Jacobs is a major teaming subcontractor to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) on the contracts. The total value of the two prime contracts is estimated at $312 million. One contract is for program integration services including specialized program management, integration, environmental, and field office support services. The second contract is for specialized technical, engineering, analysis, quality assurance, and training services. In making the announcement, Jacobs President Craig Martin stated, "We are thrilled to have been chosen by SAIC and the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency to continue supporting the U.S. chemical demilitarization program to develop technologies that store and eliminate chemical weapons." Jacobs, with over 45,000 employees and revenues approaching $8.0 billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Mar 7 13:43:45 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 08:43:45 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Leak Hunters Message-ID: <20070307084338.T574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7 March 2007 ; Dark Reading Leak Hunters http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=118872&WT.svl=news1_1 --- Would you know if one of your employees was giving away insider information in a Web chat room? Would you know if a phisher was using your company's email template to fake messages to customers? Or if a competitor or reseller was misusing your company's brand to further their business? If you're like most companies, you probably answered "no" to all three questions. True, all three of these are activities that take place on the public Internet. But who has time to track all of that Web activity? Increasingly, the answer is cyberintelligence companies. For a fee, enterprises can now hire a third-party service provider to do all of the legwork required to investigate the use -- or abuse -- of company information on the Internet. Collecting this sort of data, sometimes called "open source intelligence," can help organizations understand how their data is being used on the Web -- and nip potential security risks in the bud. "One of the problems with leak prevention is that you don't know what you don't know," said Terry Gudaitis, director of open source intelligence at SAIC, in a presentation at last week's "Defending Against Insider Threats" conference in Arlington, Va. "And you don't always have the resources to find out." Companies such as SAIC, NetFrameworks, and Cyveillance maintain staffs of researchers trained to find potential security problems by surfing the Web. Some of them focus on tracking the activity of specific individuals, such as employees or prospective hires, while others orient their efforts toward finding any misuse of a company's name or information, including phishing sites or fraudulent endorsements. The idea isn't a new one. Way back before there were computers, large organizations and military units collected open source intelligence by monitoring radio and local newspapers to help identify potential security leaks or improper publication of confidential data. With the emergence of the Web, however, there are many more outlets for security leaks, because individuals can publish directly to the Web without a middleman. Less than two years ago, the CIA opened the Open Source Center, where government staffers do data collection and analysis of blogs worldwide. "A lot of blogs now have become very big on the Internet," noted OSC Director Douglas Naquin in an interview with The Washington Times. "We're getting a lot of rich information on blogs that are telling us a lot about social perspectives, and everything from what the general feeling is to... people putting information on there that doesn't exist anywhere else." SAIC, which offers similar services for large corporations, spends a good deal of time monitoring blogs and chat rooms for misuse of corporate information, Gudaitis says. "A lot of what we find is completely unintentional," Gudaitis says. For example, teenagers with their own blogs sometimes discuss what they've heard from their parents at the dinner table, and unknowingly give away confidential information. IT people sometimes reveal confidential information while seeking technical assistance on bulletin boards or technology chat rooms. Some employees discuss their activities on social networking sites, not realizing they could be violating company security policies. No matter what their initial intent, though, such leaks can cause companies to expose themselves to attacks, or even run afoul of government regulations. "One of the things we can do is find out about the blogging habits of a prospective employee as part of a background check," says Gudaitis. "If a person is giving away information about their company in a blog today, they might not be someone you want to hire tomorrow." Monitoring blogs can also help warn companies when an employee is about to go over the edge, Gudaitis observes. In one memorable case, SAIC found the following blog written by an employee about its employer: "I don't want to live, and those bastards shouldn't, either. I don't know whether it would be beter [sic] to blow my brains out in front of them, or take them with me -- Friday is good, will trash their fairy weekends." The employee was subsequently approached, and went voluntarily to a treatment facility for depression. While this type of online research could be valuable to a company's security, though, some experts wonder whether it oversteps the bounds of privacy. "Should somebody in their 30s have to answer for a blog they wrote when they were in their teens?" wondered Brian Contos, CTO of ArcSight and author of Enemy at the Water Cooler. "It's something to think about." Outside the company, the uses of open source intelligence are less murky. Companies can use the services to find out whether partners, competitors, or phishers are using their data or trademarks illegally, and how that activity might be affecting their brands. "That's information that can help you not only from a security perspective, but from a marketing perspective," Gudaitis says. It's also information that doesn't come cheap. Open source intelligence services can be expensive, costing in the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on the depth of research and information the client requires. SAIC's open source intelligence customers so far are generally in the Fortune 50, Gudaitis says. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Mar 7 13:46:06 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 08:46:06 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC Awarded Contract to Support Fort Lewis Battle Command Training Center Message-ID: <20070307084552.E574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7 March 2007 ; Earthtimes.org SAIC Awarded Contract to Support Fort Lewis Battle Command Training Center http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,70907.shtml --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation today announced it won a single-award contract from the Army Contracting Agency to operate and maintain the Battle Command Training Center (BCTC) at Fort Lewis, Wash. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a nine-month base period and four one-year options, and a ceiling value of $39.8 million, if the customer exercises all options. SAIC's team includes subcontractor Cubic Applications Inc. Through the contract, the SAIC-led team will provide live, virtual and constructive simulation-based battle command training to I Corps Stryker Brigades preparing to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. The team will provide mission support activities to deployed units through a combination of secure voice and video-teleconferencing technology. Lastly, the team will assist in the identification and distribution of critical lessons learned from units both in the field and returning from overseas. "This award demonstrates SAIC's commitment to support the Army's toughest missions," said Beverly Seay, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Analysis, Simulations, Systems Engineering and Training Business Unit. "It complements our portfolio of training and simulation capabilities and lets us leverage our full range of solutions in support of the warfighter. We are delighted to be part of the Fort Lewis team." [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Mar 7 13:47:21 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 08:47:21 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] RiverGlass to take part in Defense tech project Message-ID: <20070307084715.F574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7 March 2007 ; The News-Gazette RiverGlass to take part in Defense tech project http://beta.news-gazette.com/news/local/2007/03/06/riverglass_to_take_part__in_defense_tech --- CHAMPAIGN -- RiverGlass Inc. has agreed to take part in a Defense Department project to help improve the nation's response capability to terrorism attacks, natural disasters and pandemic outbreaks, the company announced in a news release. The company, which has offices in West Chicago and in the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign, is teaming with Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego to support a Defense Department contract for that project. RiverGlass is one of six advanced technology providers taking part in the contract. The project will use the RiverGlass Recon Web search engine, as well as the company's advanced analytics capabilities to help analyze data, the release said. The system will be deployed at the U.S. Northern Command Joint Operations headquarters command center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. That command's mission includes domestic disaster-relief operations that occur during fires, hurricanes, floods and earthquakes. The command also assists with counter-drug operations and has responsibility for dealing with the consequences of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction. "This contract builds upon and extends the use of our analytics from intelligence gathering to incident management and response," said Rick McNees, vice president of business development for RiverGlass. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sat Mar 10 16:31:41 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:31:41 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Contracts for 3/9/2007 Message-ID: <20070310113131.I574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 10 March 2007 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for 3/9/2007 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3469 --- CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense No. 265-07 FOR RELEASE AT March 09, 2007 Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 CONTRACTS AIR FORCE [...] Science Applications International Corp., (SAIC), Torrance, Calif., is being awarded a $39,359,806 cost-plus-award fee & cost-plus-fixed fee contract.The purpose of this contract is to acquire Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) in support of the Global Positioning System (GPSW).In performing this effort the contractor will be responsible for producing and managing the technical baseline for the GPSW.The government maintains complete oversight and final decision authority and accountability for all key SE&I functional and technical baseline products, but assigns the responsibility for key functions and products to the SE&I contractor.Solicitations began January 2007 and negotiations were complete Mar. 2007.This work will be complete March 2008.Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8807-07-C-0002). [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Mar 12 01:54:37 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:54:37 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] $142.8 million Navy contract for Amsec LLC Message-ID: <20070311205430.L574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 11 March 2007 ; Marine Log $142.8 million Navy contract for Amsec LLC http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMVII/2007mar00092.html --- Amsec LLC, Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a maximum $142,820,977 cost- plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity single award contract to provide engineering and technical services to accomplish specific requirements in support of maintenance and planning for the overhaul and repair of equipment and systems associated with Navy aircraft carriers and surface ships. It is expected that the labor force for this contract will be performing on board U.S. Naval vessels located around the world, and the work is expected to be completed by March 2008. The following locations and percentages of work to be performed are anticipated for Aircraft Carriers: Norfolk, Va. (35 percent); San Diego, Calif. (30 percent); Bremerton, Wash. (10 percent); Everett, Wash. (10 percent); Newport News, Va. (5 percent); Mayport, Fla. (5 percent); and other (5 percent), and the following locations and percentages are anticipated Surface Ships:San Diego, Calif. (53 percent); Bremerton and Everett, Wash. (16 percent); Yokosuka, Japan (14 percent); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (11 percent); and Sasebo, Japan (6 percent). Contract funds in the amount of $700,000, will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with three solicitations requested and one offer received.The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, U.S. Navy, Portsmouth, Va., is the contracting activity (N40025-07-D-7014). AMSEC LLC is a limited liability company jointly owned by SAIC and Northrop Grumman Newport News. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Mar 12 20:44:06 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:44:06 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC Honored With Two Nunn-Perry Awards Message-ID: <20070312154400.I574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 12 March 2007 ; PR Inside SAIC Honored With Two Nunn-Perry Awards http://www.pr-inside.com/rss/saic-honored-with-two-nunn-perry-awards-r62528.htm --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation announced today that it was awarded two U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awards for Mentor-Protege Program Excellence. This recognition of the company's two protege firms, Oak Grove Technologies, Inc. and Oberon Associates, Inc. brings the total number of Nunn-Perry Awards for SAIC to 11. This is the second consecutive year that SAIC has been recognized under two separate agreements for the Nunn-Perry Award. One is with the U.S. Army; the other is with the DoD. "SAIC has worked to be a leader in helping develop outstanding small businesses under the Mentor-Protege Program. These awards are indicative of SAIC's commitment to working with all categories of small business and especially service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) small businesses," said Arnold Punaro, SAIC executive vice president and general manager, Washington Operations. SAIC has been an active participant in the DoD Mentor-Protege Program for nearly 15 years and has been recognized by the government for its participation in other civilian agency small business programs. SAIC has mentored more than 70 firms under the DoD and other civilian agency programs and continues to help develop the business and technical capabilities that bring value to the sponsoring government agencies. Oak Grove Technologies, Inc., Raleigh, N.C. was the first SDVO firm to participate in DoD's Mentor-Protege Program. Under the Army, this agreement's goal was to provide training, special certifications, and to strategically market to expand and enhance their overall capabilities and services. In just two years, Oak Grove Technologies has more than tripled in revenues and serves as a prime contractor and subcontractor within DoD and other civilian agencies. Oberon Associates, Inc., Manassas, Va., is a woman-owned, SDVO firm and SAIC protege under the DoD's Office of the Secretary of Defense Mentor-Protege Program. Oberon also has realized significant growth over the past two years and is receiving a substantial amount of training. In addition, Oberon recently achieved Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration Level 2 certification. They are a small business contractor in the DoD contracting arena providing highly technical services as a prime and subcontractor on more than 20 government and commercial contracts. SAIC is a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets. With more than 44,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide, SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical challenges requiring innovative solutions for customers' mission-critical functions. SAIC had annual revenues of $7.8 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2006. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Mar 12 20:45:27 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:45:27 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] AMTI, an operation of SAIC Message-ID: <20070312154520.R574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 12 March 2007 ; Special Operations Technology AMTI, an operation of SAIC http://www.special-operations-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=1956 --- Interview with Bud Fultz Vice President Technical Solutions Group Q: How does the recent acquisition of AMTI by SAIC impact the Technical Solutions Group? A: This acquisition integrates AMTI offerings in training and exercises; systems engineering and integration; information systems and communications; as well as rapid prototyping of technical solutions with SAIC technical and operational presence within the nation's intelligence, special warfare and homeland security communities. In terms of a business model, we continue to operate under the very strong, well-established AMTI brand. As a division within SAIC's newly formed AMTI Operation, the Technical Solutions Group [TSG] continues its fast-paced growth. Adding the TSG focus on innovation and customer satisfaction to the market reach and internal investment capabilities of SAIC makes for a winning combination. That being said, the TSG focus remains the same: Combine our unique understanding of the customer's mission with our core technical competencies to identify and fulfill specialized needs within our markets. Q: What exactly does TSG offer? A: TSG started as a custom engineering function in response to the specialized needs of AMTI customers. While we still actively provide that service, three core product families emerged. We offer communications peripherals including amplifiers, pre-amps, cables and power adapters in support of the tactical radio market. In the improvised explosive device area, we provide a broad range of fully-functional, inert training devices; Seeker Series detect-and-defeat robots; and a line of special weapons training devices. Our third family, the unique Quicklock cargo restraint system, is literally changing the way cargo is secured. Q: What is it about TSG products that have contributed to such rapid growth? A: Several factors combine to drive our success. We couple a high level of in-house technical expertise with input and direction from our customers. This drives the product development cycle allowing us to not only identify niches where we can channel our expertise, but even more importantly to distinguish our products from the rest of the field. We remain focused on the added value aspect of our product lines. Our goal is not to simply enter a market with a like product and hope for market share but rather revolutionize the market via our offerings. The market share will follow. Another contributor to our growth is our extremist view on quality. While product failure in the business world usually revolves around dollar signs, we know that product failure in combat can result in a far greater loss. Q: How do you differentiate your products? A: Differentiation is integral to our success. Take our amplifiers, for example. Many of the amplifiers out there provide full power-out only on occasion. When we say that we provide full rated power all the time, across the entire frequency range, we mean exactly that. Another differentiator is HAVEQUICK and SINCGARS compatibility verses capability. Our amp designs do not require the movement of output filters beyond 90 MHz in order to amplify the ECCM signal. We incorporate advanced filter switching techniques to prevent the inadvertent desensitization or friendly jamming of local nets. Our A-320 brings new meaning to the term pocket amplifier. At 22 ounces, it is the lightest and smallest 30-512 MHz amp on the market. In fact, the A-320 is so efficient that it requires less than 2.2 amps of battery draw to provide 20 watts of output power. With the newer 5390 battery the A-320 can safely provide up to 24 hours of operation at a 15 percent duty cycle. No one else comes close. Q: What about your other product families? A: The uniqueness of the Quicklock cargo restraint system has led to its installation in over 3,000 HMMWVs and many other mobility platforms including boats and trailers. When installed in the bed of a M1097, the Quicklock provides over 1,300 available tie-down points. In the EOD line, when asked for a reusable IED detect-and-defeat robot with extended battery life and increased range, we responded with the lightweight R-500: 1,400 feet of range; 8-hour run time; pan and tilt cameras; and, a disposable trailer to deploy a counter charge. There is nothing similar on the market at this price. Oh yes, they also wanted it to be affordable. We offer it at under $10,000. Q: Looking ahead, what do you see in the future? A: It is a very exciting time for us. We currently have a number of new, innovative products in the pipeline and we continue to research ways to further increase the value add of our existing products. In 2007, we will continue to expand our presence within the special operations community while increasing our manufacturing processes and capacity to accommodate growth. As an operation of SAIC, we have increased opportunities to extend our product brands into new markets and enhanced our ability to provide solutions to the war fighter and all who defend and protect our nation. In short, the future looks great! From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Mar 12 20:47:24 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:47:24 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Airport safety: The fate of your fingernail clippers Message-ID: <20070312154719.A574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 12 March 2007 ; Blogging Stocks (Blog) Airport safety: The fate of your fingernail clippers http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/03/12/airport-safety-the-fate-of-your-fingernail-clippers/ --- We've probably all been caught in the airport frisk carrying a forbidden item: fingernail clippers, pocketknife, mouthwash, a brick of C-4 in our tennis shoe -- and we've seen the barrel full of confiscated items. Apparently, when the ban was extended to include liquids such as mouthwash and alcohol, the Transportation Safety Administration was overwhelmed by the volume of goods and forced to a let a contract with Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) to dispose of the forbidden items. SAI took on the five year, $39 million contract to dispose of confiscated knives, bottles, cigarette lighters and other items. A total of 13.7 million such items were taken in 2006. This calls to mind a great money-making idea I had the last time I flew. A not-for-profit organization should set up a booth next to the screening line with a sign that reads, "Did you forget to leave your knife, nail file, or fingernails clippers behind? Don't let them be confiscated! Donate them here for a charitable donation tax deduction." The organization could then even set up another booth at baggage pickup, with a sign that read "Need a pocket knife, nail file or fingernail clippers? Buy them, used, here and help our cause." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Mar 15 11:40:01 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:40:01 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] FCS contract "experimental" - Pentagon arms chief Message-ID: <20070315063916.L574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 14 March 2007 ; Reuters FCS contract "experimental" - Pentagon arms chief http://www.reuters.com/article/tnBasicIndustries-SP/idUSN1438117220070314 --- WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon chief weapons buyer on Wednesday said he is closely watching a huge U.S. Army modernization program called the Future Combat Systems that is co-managed by Boeing Co.(BA.N) and Science Applications International Corp. (SAI.N) under an "experimental" contract structure. Defense Undersecretary Ken Krieg said the pact was one of the Pentagon's three or four "lead system integrator" deals, which gave contractors greater control over functions normally done by government. The biggest of these was clearly the Future Combat Systems, a family of 14 digitally linked systems aimed at modernizing the Army, a project valued at $162 billion over time, Krieg said. Boeing and SAIC co-manage FCS under a $20.9 billion contract that stretches to 2014. Krieg described the FCS contract as "very controversial and interesting," adding, "I view that as still very experimental in the nature of what it is." He said the program was clearly large and its scope posed challenges, but said it would also have been difficult to separately manage the many diverse systems it encompasses, particularly since they all needed to be digitally linked. "It is a bit of a conundrum," Krieg told reporters at a briefing. "We're kind of managing that, we'll watch it and we'll learn from it." Lawmakers and government watchdog agencies have raised questions about giving contractors too much control through lead system integrator contracts. Krieg said the Pentagon didn't have many such arrangements, and in the few cases it did have, those contracts weren't too different from the traditional prime contractor-subcontractor arrangements, he added. The project ties together manned and unmanned vehicles, sensors and munitions to make forces lighter and more mobile. Overall, the program is projected to cost $162 billion through 2030 taking into account inflation. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Mar 16 03:29:21 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:29:21 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC Gets Army Contract Message-ID: <20070315222805.G574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 15 March 2007 ; Forbes SAIC Gets Army Contract http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/03/15/ap3520883.html --- Science Applications International Corp., a government technology services provider, said Thursday that it was one of three companies to receive a contract from the Army's chemical materials agency to provide technical services. SAIC is one of three companies to receive the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity pact. Each contract has a five-year performance base with a maximum value of $62 million. SAIC will support the agency's mission of storing and disposing of chemicals in a safe and environmentally sound manner. Its services will include engineering design; chemical agent, industrial chemical and pollutant monitoring; technical analysis; quality assurance; safety, security and surety; training and testing. Shares of Science Applications gained 22 cents to $17.86 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Mar 20 12:46:39 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:46:39 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Federal contractor leaves documents on sidewalk Message-ID: <20070320074616.L574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 19 March 2007 ; Idaho Business Review Federal contractor leaves documents on sidewalk http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2007/03/19/Federal-contractor-leaves-documents-on-sidewalk --- By Eddie Kovsky With today's modern conveniences, it's easy to forget one of the fundamentals of office management: Destroy sensitive documents before you put them in the trash. People walking in front of the 8th Street Wine Co. in downtown Boise the morning of March 2 noticed three inconspicuous barrels sitting on the sidewalk. These barrels were full of thousands of sensitive documents belonging to the U.S. Air Force and to Science Applications International Corp. -- the company responsible for moving them to the curb from an upstairs office on Broad Street. Many of the documents were stamped with notices that they were not for public dissemination. Science Applications International is a Fortune 500 company providing engineering and technical services primarily for the U.S. military, the intelligence community, the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies. According to the company Web site, they employ more than 44,000 people in 150 cities around the world. Christa Stumpf, who manages the Boise office, would not comment on why the documents were left in plain sight on the sidewalk. Instead, she deferred questions to their corporate communications department. A selection of the documents left on Front Street concern contract work Science Applications International was doing for the Air Force to evaluate the environmental impact of moving fighter planes to a new location. Many of these documents are marked "internal use only -- not for public release" and "for official use only." One document, signed by Air Force Col. Mark Wright, discusses replacing the F-117A fighter planes at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico with the new F-22A. Moving an F-22 squadron to Holloman would require $37 million in renovations on the base, but it would eliminate 321 positions, the evaluation states. The change would not, according to Colonel Wright's summary of the assessment, have any effect on the "quality of the human or natural environment." Another document, a draft report from Feb. 21 entitled Proposed Implementation of BRAC Final Recommendations for the 120th Fighter Wing, discusses the storage and disposal of hazardous materials and petroleum waste. One project states that the groundwater near the fuel storage site has been contaminated "with petroleum hydrocarbons above . cleanup standards." The report includes a map identifying the munitions storage, as well as other facilities, at the Great Falls International Airport in Montana. BRAC is a military acronym for Base Realignment and Closure, a process the Department of Defense periodically goes through to evaluate its assets and close bases that are no longer needed. Another document left out on the street, a draft report from Feb. 14, is titled "Implementation of BRAC Final Recommendations for the Massachusetts National Guard EIS Westfield-Barnes Airport." The document discusses anti-terrorism/force protection standards, complete with a map of new boundaries on the airport. Pages from the realignment recommendations for the Idaho National Guard were also in the trash, as well as an aircraft noise analysis of the F-22A at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The Air Force wasn't the only organization with sensitive information left sitting on the curb. Science Applications International had also thrown out its own internal documents, including printed copies of e-mail and performance evaluations completed by Stumpf. "SAIC has discovered an incident in which documents were discarded improperly at its Boise office," company spokesman Ronald Zollars said in a written statement. "Immediate adjustments were made to prevent any repetition. SAIC remains committed to satisfying all legal and contractual obligations for document disposal." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Mar 21 02:43:27 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:43:27 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Science Applications International Corporation Announces Contract With U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency Message-ID: <20070320214320.Q574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 20 March 2007 ; WebWire Science Applications International Corporation Announces Contract With U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=30052 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it was one of three companies awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) to provide technical services supporting their mission. Each multiple-award contract has a five-year base period of performance and a ceiling value of $62 million. Through the contract, the SAIC-led team will support CMA's mission of storing and disposing chemicals in a safe and environmentally sound manner. The team will provide services including engineering design; chemical agent, industrial chemical and pollutant monitoring; technical analysis; quality assurance; safety, security and surety; training and testing. "We will support CMA's technical team by analyzing data, identifying issues and formulating innovative solutions and alternatives to program challenges," said John Ferriter, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Homeland Protection and Preparedness Business Unit. "We have supported CMA for more than 15 years and are pleased to continue our participation in this critical program for the nation." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Mar 21 16:37:10 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:37:10 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC to provide electronic warfare technical services at NSWC, Crane Message-ID: <20070321113703.E574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 21 March 2007 ; Washington Times-Herald SAIC to provide electronic warfare technical services at NSWC, Crane http://www.washtimesherald.com/local/local_story_079112838.html --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va.-- Science Applications International Corporation announced Monday it won a single award, cost-plus- award-fee task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division. The task order has a two-year base term and three one-year option periods, and a total value of over $122 million if all options are exercised. SAIC will provide engineering, technical, and programmatic support services for information operations including, but not limited to, surface and airborne electronic warfare. "We are proud to continue our long relationship with NSWC Crane with this new area of work," said Deb Alderson, president of SAIC's System and Network Solutions Group. "Crane's work and our support of that effort will provide real-time, practical solutions to the warfighter." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Mar 21 17:35:38 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:35:38 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC Schedules Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Earnings Release and Conference Call Message-ID: <20070321123530.D574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 21 March 2007 ; PRNewswire SAIC Schedules Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Earnings Release and Conference Call http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-21-2007/0004550689 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAIC, Inc. (NYSE: SAI) will issue its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2007 earnings press release after close of market Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Management will discuss the results in a conference call beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern time. The conference call will be Webcast live on SAIC's public Web site (http://www.saic.com). An archived version of the conference call, along with the financial results news release, also will be available on the Web site. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Mar 27 11:37:11 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:37:11 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC Gets $62.7M Air Force Deal Message-ID: <20070327063704.W574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 27 March 2007 ; Forbes SAIC Gets $62.7M Air Force Deal http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/03/26/ap3553251.html --- The Air Force on Monday awarded a $62.7 million contract to Science Applications International Corp. San Diego, Calif.-based SAIC will provide engineering and technical services to support the Pacific Air Force Command's communications-computer systems, intelligence, war-gaming and force protection operations. Work is expected to be completed by October [2007]. Shares of SAIC gained 2 cents to $17.72 in aftermarket trading, after dropping 20 cents to close at $17.70 on the New York Stock Exchange. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Mar 27 11:45:03 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:45:03 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Musical chairs for NASA contractors Message-ID: <20070327063712.Y574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 27 March 2007 ; Daily Press Musical chairs for NASA contractors http://www.dailypress.com/business/local/dp-90731sy0mar27,0,4978331.story?coll=dp-business-localheads --- One contractor became the new employer of about 200 local workers and hired some additional ones as well. BY CHRIS FLORES HAMPTON -- Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Many of the employees who work for NASA Langley Research Center contractors are accustomed to switching from one employer to another every time a contract expires. When a new company wins a NASA Langley contract, it often hires the employees from the last winning bidder. Some of these workers have worked for multiple contractors out of the same offices, but always for NASA. About 200 local workers have been shifting from their old employer since last fall to a new company as Science Systems and Applications takes over a NASA Langley contract. The Lanham, Md.-based company primarily does Earth and space research and development for federal science agencies. The company has been renovating office space in a 22,000-square-foot office in the Hampton Roads Center business park off Magruder Boulevard. Science Systems and Applications won a research and development contract worth up to $140 million over five years last October. The previous company that had the contract was Science Applications International, or SAIC, which is a large employer with many defense contracts in Hampton Roads. Science Systems took in about 200 employees from SAIC and about five other SAIC subcontractors from the last contract. Instead of SAIC winning and being mandated to use small business subcontractors, small business Science Systems offered to integrate the SAIC workers and all the subcontractors into its business. "Then we brought in about 15 new people into this contract from our organization at headquarters," said Ronald Estes, chief operating officer of Science Systems. The company also hired about 10 new local employees, and is trying to fill about six more highly specialized positions. Some of the Symantec employees who found out last week that they would lose their jobs in Newport News a week ago have applied for the jobs, said Estes. Science Systems took the SAIC employees last fall. They have been moving the employees around within the first two floors at the building while they renovate. SAIC, which had employees doing other work in the building before the NASA contract loss, consolidated on the third floor. Science Systems, which was founded in 1977, is headquartered down the street from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. The company will work with the part of NASA Langley that does Earth and atmospheric research. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Mar 30 01:33:14 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:33:14 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Technest Holdings Awarded $58 Million in Funding for Two New Delivery Orders From the U.S. Army's Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate Message-ID: <20070329203253.X574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 March 2007 ; Technest Holdings Awarded $58 Million in Funding for Two New Delivery Orders From the U.S. Army's Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=116457 --- BOSTON, March 29, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) (PRIMEZONE) -- Technest Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:TCNH), a defense and homeland security company, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, EOIR Technologies, received delivery orders totaling approximately $58 million to fund two new projects. The first is for a Near Term IED Detection System and the second is for a Wide Area Surveillance and Improvised Explosive Device Detection System. Both were awarded on behalf of the U.S. Army's Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate ("NVESD"). The details regarding the delivery orders are sensitive and cannot be disclosed by the Company. The Near Term IED Detection System delivery order has an eighteen-month performance period and a value of $26.4 million, of which $310,000 was funded upon award. The delivery order provides funds for EOIR labor and materials, as well as support from its subcontractor, Science Applications International Corporation (although the parties have yet to execute a definitive delivery order) (NYSE: SAI). The second award for a Wide Area Surveillance and Improvised Explosive Device Detection System has an eighteen-month performance period and a negotiated value of approximately $31.8 million of which $50,000 was funded upon award. This delivery order provides funds for EOIR labor and materials, as well as support from Northrop Grumman and other subcontractors on EOIR's NVESD omnibus contract. "These are two exciting contracts for us to be a part of and further establishes our position as a leading contractor for the U.S. military," stated Larry Bramlette, Division Director for EOIR Technologies. "We are pleased to be able to continue the advancement of our sensor technologies used in threat detection. These technologies will help provide U.S. soldiers and peacekeepers the most advanced and efficient equipment available to safely carry out their missions." Additionally, EOIR Technologies received $497,000 in incremental funding on existing delivery orders for remote sensor technology products and engineering services under EOIR's NVESD omnibus contract. This increase in funds brings the total funding for the current performance award year, which was awarded on July 19, 2006, to $41.0 million and the total funds for this contract to approximately $291 million. About EOIR Technologies, Inc. EOIR Technologies, Inc. has been providing innovative sensor engineering products and services to customers within the Department of Defense for nearly 25 years. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.eoir.com. About Technest Holdings, Inc. Technest Holdings, Inc. is a provider of: advanced remote sensor systems, chemical detectors, intelligent surveillance and advanced 3D imaging technology solutions to the defense and homeland security marketplaces. Technest is committed to setting next-generation standards in defense and security through the provision of innovative emerging technologies and expert services. Technest's solutions support military, law enforcement and homeland security personnel. Through strategic development, Technest focuses on the creation of dual-use technology and products with applications in both the defense market and civilian homeland security and law enforcement fields. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.technestholdings.com. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Mar 30 23:23:38 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:23:38 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Future Combat Systems Team Selects Centralized Controller Provider Message-ID: <20070330182332.E574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 30 March 2007 ; AUVSI Unmanned Systems Online Future Combat Systems Team Selects Centralized Controller Provider http://www.auvsi.org/news/index.cfm#News1574 --- ST. LOUIS -- The Boeing Company and partner Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), acting as the Lead Systems Integrator for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, today announced the selection of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, as provider of the FCS Centralized Controller device. The Centralized Controller is a single, hand-held device that will allow soldiers to command and control FCS Class I unmanned aerial vehicles and their sensor payloads; unmanned ground vehicles and their sensor and weapon payloads; unattended ground sensors; manned ground vehicle functions; and enable superior situational awareness, training, logistics and medical functions. "The Centralized Controller is a key component of our FCS capability, and we are pleased that Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control will be leading the effort on this new Tier I contract," said Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing vice president-general manager, Combat Systems, and Future Combat Systems program manager. "The controller will consolidate what traditionally would be numerous disparate controllers into a single controller, which will simplify logistics and empower the soldier while reducing his load. Overall, it will allow a Centralized Controller-equipped soldier to remotely control one or more of the nearly 750 systems within each brigade at any particular time." Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control was selected as the Centralized Controller provider based on technical merit, schedule integration, management approach, past performance and cost after a best-value evaluation process by the Lead Systems Integrator team and its government partners. The potential value of the Centralized Controller contract, which will be finalized shortly and will run through 2014, is in excess of $35 million. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sat Mar 31 16:11:55 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:11:55 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC settlement with Greece draws little investor reaction Message-ID: <20070331111009.R574-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 31 March 2007 ; San Diego Union-Tribune SAIC settlement with Greece draws little investor reaction http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070331-9999-1b31saic.html --- By Bruce V. Bigelow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER For years, San Diego's SAIC has been plagued with troubles arising from its four-year-old contract with the Greek government to install a "command and control" security network in advance of the 2004 Olympic Games. After paying about $147 million for the network of computers, surveillance cameras and communications equipment, the Greeks halted further payments, citing numerous "omissions and deviations" with the system. The ensuing dispute forced SAIC to write off about $141 million in losses that had accumulated through last July. It prompted the company in late 2005 to postpone plans for an initial public stock offering. And problems with the contract apparently also contributed to the abrupt departure of Duane P. Andrews, who was then SAIC's second-highest-ranking executive, in early 2006. Yet there was little discernible reaction from investors or the company after a settlement agreement was announced in Athens Thursday between SAIC and the Greek government. Yesterday, for the second consecutive day, officials with the company also known as Science Applications International Corp. declined to comment or respond to questions about the agreement. "We don't have anything for you today but will get it to you as soon as we do have something," SAIC spokesman Ron Zollars wrote in an e-mail yesterday. Greece's minister of public order, Vyron Polydoras, told reporters in Athens Thursday that SAIC agreed to reduce the cost of the system by 13.4 million euros, or $17.8 million, according to yesterday's English edition of Kathimerini, Greece's leading morning newspaper. The Greek newspaper reported that SAIC also agreed to provide police with a backup communication center, nearly $10 million in equipment and 28 traffic surveillance cameras. Wall Street showed little reaction to the development. The price of SAIC's stock, which began trading publicly in October on the New York Stock Exchange, fell 15 cents yesterday to close at $17.32 a share. "There was a worst-case scenario that people would have cared about," if it had happened, said analyst Tim Quillin of Stephens Inc. SAIC had set aside adequate reserves for all but the worst-case scenario, Quillin said, "so I don't think it really means that much" for the company. SAIC had outlined the worst-case scenario in the latest version of the stock registration documents the company filed with government regulators before its IPO. As a result, the settlement "is certainly a positive outcome," said analyst Laura Lederman of William Blair & Co. The company plans to release a statement about the agreement Monday, Lederman added. In its coverage of the three-year dispute, the Greek press has been damning in its criticism of SAIC's arrogance and gold-plated approach to contracting, former U.S. diplomat John Brady Kiesling said by telephone yesterday from his home in Athens. "Their management controls were set up to deal with cost-plus contracts, which is the way they work with the Pentagon in the U.S.," Kiesling said. "This was a fixed-price contract, but they insisted on doing things the way they do things with the Department of Defense." The security system, which includes closed-circuit television cameras and microphones, also has been controversial in Greece, Kiesling said. "The legal and political basis for such surveillance really was not cleared in Greece before they installed the system," Kiesling said. So the Greek agency responsible for protecting personal data has adamantly refused to allow Greek authorities to use the surveillance cameras, except for monitoring traffic. The surveillance cameras also have become a favorite target for Greek anarchists, Kiesling said. Earlier this week, 11 surveillance cameras were torched in a campaign of civil disobedience that began with the closing ceremonies of the summer Olympic Games three years ago. "They go out in little bands, on hunting expeditions, every few weeks," Kiesling said. "The usual technique is to pour gasoline into a switchbox and set it afire. It's become quite a sport."